Multiple choice

Directions: The following sentence test correctness and effectiveness of expression. Part of each sentence or the entire sentence is underlined; beneath each sentence are five ways of phrasing the underlined material. Choice A repeats the original phrasing; the other four choices are different. If you think the original phrasing produces a better sentence than any of the alternatives, select choice A; if not, select one of the other choices.

Undoubtedly, the writer of history can enrich his mind and broaden his literary experience as well as better their craftsmanship by their choice of leisure reading.

  1. can enrich his mind and broaden his literary experience as well as better their craftsmanship by their choice of leisure reading

  2. can enrich their mind and broaden their literary experience and better their craftsmanship by his choice of leisure reading

  3. by his choice of leisure reading, can enrich their mind and broaden their literary experience and better their craftsmanship

  4. can enrich his mind and broaden his literary experience as well as better his craftsmanship by his choice of leisure reading

  5. can result into enrichment of his mind and broadening of his literary experience as well as the betterment of his craftsmanship by his choice and liking of leisure reading
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

(D): The problem is of faulty parallelism. Options (A), (B) and (C) make unnecessary pronoun shifts. The pronoun used should be singular as it refers to the singular subject ‘writer’. Option (E) is too verbose.

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